CPAC in Focus

DRAFT Big 5 Truth, Trust and 2019

Gerald Butts (former principal secretary to the prime minister) appears at the Commons justice committee at 10am ET Wednesday, followed at 2pm ET by a second appearance from Michael Wernick (Clerk of the Privy Council) and Nathalie Drouin (

One riding will potentially elect the NDP leader to Parliament on Monday, Feb. 25. Another will replace the former NDP leader. And a third will send a new MP to Ottawa in place of a long-time Conservative.

The Democracy Project is based on the belief that Canadian democracy is healthier when everyone feels they have a reason to participate and a reason to take an active role in their governance.
That belief is founded on the understanding

The federal government plans to offer $14 billion in tax relief for Canadian businesses over the next five years as a response to U.S. corporate tax cuts, part of an economic update that promises a stronger push to diversify Canada's trade